巨磁阻微流体免疫传感器快速定量检测D-二聚体

将巨磁阻(GMR)传感器集成在微流体通道中,以100 nm磁颗粒为信号探针,研制了可快速检测血栓标志物D-二聚体的免疫传感器.用GMR传感器在线检测免疫反应后被捕捉在芯片上的磁颗粒的信息,测定血浆中D-二聚体的含量.通过对反应条件的优化,建立了GMR微流体传感器检测血浆中D-二聚体的方法.本方法的线性检测范围为5～6500 ng/mL,检出限为5 ng/mL.批内相对标准偏差＜12％;批间相对标准偏差＜14％,具有良好的稳定性和重现性.本方法可在9 min内完成检测,临床血浆样本的测试结果与日本Sysmex公司的CA1500血凝仪测试结果一致,具有灵敏度高、检测时间短、检测结果准确等优点.     

用于氨氮检测的薄层氨气微传感芯片及其系统研究

设计并制备了一种具有微池薄液层结构的氨气微传感芯片,并构建了以此微传感芯片为敏感单元的氨氮检测系统,探索了使用安培型氨气微传感器检测氨氮的方法。此微传感芯片采用MEMS工艺制备,通过电化学方法在微电极表面修饰了对氨具有良好电催化氧化性能的纳米铂,提高了传感器的灵敏度。在芯片的SU-8微池中滴入微量碳酸丙烯酯(PC),形成可使氨气迅速扩散到电极表面的薄层电解液,使传感器具有较快的响应速度。使用自行设计的氨氮检测系统对氨氮进行检测,考察了氨氮检测的浓度响应特性、时间响应特性、重复性及选择性。氨氮检测系统的线性范围为0.1～5.0 mg/L;检测下限为0.1 mg/L;响应时间小于1 min;重复性偏差为4.0%。     

压电胰岛素-C肽微阵列免疫传感器研究

以AT切型、基频10MHz的镀金膜石英晶体作为换能器,将抗人胰岛素和C肽单克隆抗体固定在石英晶体电极表面,用2×5检测池固定夹具构建一种新型压电胰岛素-C肽微阵列免疫传感器.研究了抗体固定方法、抗体工作浓度、固定量、一致性以及传感器的响应参数如检测温度、时间和特异性等的影响.该微阵列传感器在胰岛素浓度为2.5～160.0mIU/L、C肽浓度为0.375～12.0ng/mL范围内响应特性良好,压电晶体频率偏移值与胰岛素和C肽浓度呈良好的线性关系.将此微阵列传感器用于人血清标本的测定,结果与放射免疫法符合(r为0.92和0.94).此微阵列传感器具有灵敏度高、特异性好,低密度阵列结构,检测通量较高,不需标记,操作简单、能实时在线检测和重复使用等优点,能用于临床实验诊断,具有临床推广应用价值.     

基于微悬臂梁生物传感器检测三磷酸腺苷

基于适配子构建了无标记检测三磷酸腺苷(ATP)的微悬臂梁生物传感器。 将ATP适配子修饰在微悬臂梁阵列中的传感悬臂镀金面上,用来识别ATP,而参比悬臂修饰巯基己醇(MCH)防止非特异性吸附。 ATP与其适配子发生特异性相互作用,使悬臂的上下两个表面产生应力差,导致传感悬臂产生偏转,扣除参比悬臂偏转后其偏转值与ATP的浓度在0.5~5 mmol/L范围内有良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.998,最低检出限为0.06 mmol/L。 该微悬臂梁生物传感器响应快速、操作简单,并且对ATP具有良好的特异性。     

基于PoPD-MWCNTs-离子液体/纳米金的髓过氧化物酶免疫传感器

在离子液体([EMIM]Br)中, 将聚邻苯二胺(PoPD)-多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)复合物原位电聚合到金电极(Au)表面, 利用纳米金固载髓过氧化物酶(MPO)抗体, 构建了一种用于MPO检测的无需标记的电流型免疫传感器. 采用循环伏安法(CV)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对修饰过程进行表征. 探讨了邻苯二胺单体浓度、pH、孵育时间和孵育温度对该免疫传感器性能的影响. 实验结果表明, 该传感器在最适条件下对MPO响应良好, 其线性范围为0.25～350 ng/mL, 线性相关系数为0.9985, 检出限为0.07 ng/mL. 该电流型免疫传感器具有稳定性好、灵敏度较高、特异性好、结果准确可靠和可再生等优点, 可应用于临床检测.     

基于磁性Fe_3O_4/Au-Pt纳米复合物构建甲胎蛋白免疫传感器的研究

制备了磁性Fe3O4/Au-Pt纳米复合物,将该纳米复合物修饰在玻碳电极表面,用牛血清蛋白封闭电极表面非特异性吸附位点。通过循环伏安法对电极的制备过程以及响应性能进行表征。实验结果表明,该修饰电极对甲胎蛋白(AFP)有良好的电流响应,在甲胎蛋白浓度为0.05~1.0ng/mL和1.0~100.0ng/mL两个范围内,分别呈良好的线性,检出限为0.01ng/mL。该免疫传感器制备方法简单,灵敏度较高,有望应用于临床医学中检测人体血清中甲胎蛋白含量。     

基于Pt-Ni合金纳米管修饰免疫传感器的研制

利用电沉积法在聚碳酸酯(PC)喷金模板上制备了Pt-Ni合金纳米管,将甲胎蛋白抗体固定在由Pt-Ni合金纳米管修饰的玻碳电极上,研制成无电子媒介的甲胎蛋白免疫传感器。实验考察了pH值和培育时间的影响,在优化实验条件下该免疫传感器测定甲胎蛋白,甲胎蛋白浓度在20~100ng/mL的范围内有良好的线性关系,检出限为0.38ng/mL。传感器具有电流响应高、灵敏度好、性能稳定等优点。方法用于血样中甲胎蛋白的测定,获得较好结果。     

纳米氧化锡修饰的微催化燃烧式氢气传感器的研制

研制了一种基于多孔纳米氧化锡(SnO₂)催化剂的微催化燃烧式气体传感芯片(Pellistor). 基于微机电系统(Micro- Electro-Mechanical Systems, MEMS)工艺制备硅基封闭膜式微催化燃烧式传感器, 通过气相沉积技术在Pt微加热电极和高温绝缘层表面制备三维纳米氧化锡催化膜, 利用催化膜对氢气良好的催化特性, 采用惠斯通电桥电路进行测量, 实现对空气环境中氢气在0～4%浓度范围内的快速检测, 响应时间和恢复时间分别达到0.65 s和2.32 s, 灵敏度达75.4 mV/1% H₂, 线性度为99.4%. 考察200 天内该传感芯片对氢气的检测能力, 传感芯片表现出良好的稳定性, 精确度保持在95%以上. 在绝缘层高温性能稳定的条件下, 将三维纳米氧化锡应用于微催化燃烧式传感器的氢气检测, 对催化燃烧式传感器性能的改进具有重要的意义.     

基于聚2,6-二氨基吡啶膜及纳米金修饰的癌胚抗原免疫传感器研究

在玻碳电极表面电聚合2,6-二氨基吡啶(pPA), 利用硫堇(Thi)、纳米金(nano-Au)固载癌胚抗体, 制得稳定性好、灵敏度较高、线性范围宽的电流型免疫传感器. 通过循环伏安法考察了该免疫传感器的电化学特性, 在优化的实验条件下, 该免疫传感器的峰电流随着检测溶液中癌胚抗原(CEA)浓度的增大而减小, 并在0.5～20和20～160 ng/mL CEA范围内呈现出良好的线性关系, 检测下限为0.2 ng/mL. 该免疫传感器具有制作简单、重现性好、线性范围宽等优点, 可用于临床上对CEA的检测.     

基于石墨烯/壳聚糖/碳纳米管复合膜的新型电流型甲胎蛋白传感器

在玻碳电极上电沉积石墨烯/壳聚糖/碳纳米管复合膜,通过戊二醛连接抗体,建立了新型电流型甲胎蛋白传感器,通过循环伏安法和交流阻抗考察了其电化学特性。在优化的实验条件下,传感器的峰电流随着检测溶液中甲胎蛋白(AFP)浓度的增大而增大,并在0.05～100ng/mL浓度范围内呈现线性关系,回归方程为△I=0.51c+0.68(ng/mL);检测限为0.02ng/mL(R=0.9990)。该免疫传感器具有制作简单、灵敏度较高、重现性好、线性范围宽等优点,可用于临床上对AFP的检测。     

Simple and rapid surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy assay for safranine T and its application in highly sensitive determination of mercury (Ⅱ)

A simple and sensitive surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) method for the detection of safranine T (ST) and Hg²⁺ using silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as substrate was developed. ST can absorb on the surface of AgNPs through electrostatic interaction, the electromagnetic effect combined with chemical adsorption effect give a notable Raman enhancement for ST. The presence of Hg²⁺ well decreased the absorbed ST molecules on AgNPs, leading to a significant decrease of SERS signals thus enabling to detect Hg²⁺. The determination conditions for SERS, including the amount of AgNPs, the concentration of NaCl, the concentration of HCl, the concentration of ST and the reaction time, were optimised. Under the optimised experimental conditions, good linear responses were obtained for ST and Hg²⁺ in the concentration ranges of 0.01–4.0 μmol L^?1 (3.5–1403.4 ng mL^?1) and 0.01–2.0 μmol L^?1 (2.0–401.2 ng mL^?1), the limit of detection were 3.0 nmol L^?1 (1.1 ng mL^?1) and 2.0 nmol L^?1 (0.4 ng mL^?1), respectively. The present method was subsequently applied to the determination of ST in tomato sauces and Hg²⁺ in environmental waters, the recoveries of ST and Hg²⁺ in spiked samples are 95.5–107.8% and 91.4–110.8 %, respectively.     

Electrochemical preparation of a novel type of C-dots/ZrO2 nanocomposite onto glassy carbon electrode for detection of organophosphorus pesticide

A selective, sensitive novel electrochemical sensor for detection of methyl parathion on the preparation of a carbon dots (C-dots)/ZrO₂ nanocomposite was developed. The C-dots/ZrO₂ nanocomposite was fabricated using electrochemical deposition onto a glassy carbon electrode and characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. The optimum parameters such as effect of pH, accumulation time, accumulation potential, scan rate, effect of amount of C-dots and effect of amount of ZrO₂ were investigated. The C-dots/ZrO₂ modified glassy carbon electrode allowed rapid, selective determination of methyl parathion in rice samples by adsorptive stripping voltammetry. The stripping response was highly linear over the methyl parathion concentrations ranging from 0.2 ng mL^?1 to 48 ng mL^?1, with a detection limit of 0.056 ng mL^?1. This novel electrochemical nanocomposite-based electrochemical sensor was successfully applied for the detection of methyl parathion in rice samples.     

Highly Selective and Sensitive Preconcentration of Mercury Ion and Determination by Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

Abstract

A simple and selective method based on a sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)–coated chromosorb P modified by 2‐mercaptobenzoxazole (MBO) has been developed to selectively separate and concentrate ultra trace amounts of mercury(II) ions for its highly sensitive measurement by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS).

The mercury ions were adsorbed quantitatively on SDS‐coated chromosorb due to its complexation with MBO, while the retained Hg²⁺ ions were then stripped from the column with minimal amounts of 2 M nitric acid in acetone. The eluting solution was sent to CV‐AAS for evaluating Hg²⁺ ion content and results indicate that the calibration curve was linear for Hg²⁺ ion in the range of 0.05–85.6 ng mL^?1 and 0.09–9.6 µg mL^?1 of Hg²⁺ ions. Maximum capacity of the SDS‐coated chromosorb modified with 40 mg of the ligand was found to be 498±30 µg of mercury(II), the limit of detection was 0.01 ng mL^?1, and enrichment factors were about 300, which make it suitable it for dilute solution analysis. The method was successfully applied to the determination of Hg²⁺ ion content in real samples.     

Electrochemical Biosensor Based on Nanocomposites Film of Thiol Graphene‐Thiol Chitosan/Nano Gold for the Detection of Carcinoembryonic Antigen

In this paper, a thiol graphene‐thiol chitosan‐gold nanoparticles (thGP‐thCTS‐AuNPs) nanocomposites film with porous structure was fabricated by electrochemically depositing on glassy carbon electrode (GCE), which exhibited good biocompatibility and improved conductivity, to construct immunosensor free label for detection of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). The electrochemical behavior of this immunosensor was investigated by cyclic voltammetry. Under the optimum conditions, the immunosensor revealed a good amperometric response to CEA in two linear ranges (0.3–8.0 ng mL^?1 and 8.0–100 ng mL^?1) with a detection limit of 0.03 ng mL^?1. The results indicated that the immunosensor has the advantages of good selectivity, high sensitivity, and good stability for the determination of CEA.     

An Impedance Molecularly Imprinted Sensor for the Detection of Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) Using the Dynamic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

A molecularly imprinted electrochemical sensor is successfully developed to detect bovine serum albumin (BSA) based on the dynamic electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (DEIS) instead of the traditional impedance spectroscopy. The sensor is prepared using chitosan and pyrrole as modified material and functional monomers, respectively, and the fast and real‐time characterization of molecular imprinting process can be obtained by DEIS. It is indicated that the removal and rebinding processes of BSA are closely related with the DEIS impedance under dynamic conditions, and the direct correlation between the resulting kinetic information and BSA concentrations can be established. As a result, the impedance changing rates in the initial 5 min of BSA adsorption are linear to the BSA concentrations ranging from 0.0001 to 0.01 ng mL^?1 and 0.01 to 1 ng mL^?1 with a detection limit of 5×10^?5 ng mL^?1 (S/N=3). In addition, the detection of BSA by DEIS does not require the system to be in equilibrium. The sensor also shows simplicity, high sensitivity, good stability and acceptable recovery in real samples, indicating its promising prospects in the fast and real‐time detection of proteins.     

Electrochemical determination of methyl parathion at a Pd/MWCNTs-modified electrode

Palladium nanoparticles supported on MWCNTs (Pd/MWCNTs) were successfully prepared by a simple ethylene glycol reduction method in an oil bath. An electrochemical sensor based on Pd/MWCNTs nanocomposite-modified glassy carbon electrode was fabricated for the determination of methyl parathion by differential pulse voltammetry measurement. A highly linear response to methyl parathion in the concentration ranging from 0.10 μg mL^?1 to 14 μg mL^?1 was observed, and a detection limit of 0.05 μg mL^?1 was obtained with the calculation based on signal/noise?=?3. The present work provides a simple and rapid approach to the detection of methyl parathion.     

Optimisation of an in-tube solid phase microextraction method coupled with HPLC for determination of some oestrogens in environmental liquid samples using different capillary columns

A simple on-line method for simultaneous determination of some oestrogens including oestriol (E3), norethisterone (NORE), ethynylestradiol (EE2), D-norgestrel (NORG) and bisphenol A (BPA), in environmental liquid samples was developed by coupling in-tube solid phase microextraction (in-tube SPME) to high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array (DAD) and fluorescence (FLD) detectors. Two capillary chromatographic columns (Supel-Q? and Carboxen? 1006 porous layer open tubular) were selected to develop this method. To achieve optimum extraction performance, several parameters were investigated including number of draw/eject cycles and the sample volume for each of the columns. Reproducibility was satisfactory for inter- and intra-day precision, yielding % RSDs of less than 10% and 7.6%, respectively. Limits of detection (LODs) and quantification (LOQs) for the proposed method using a DAD detector were achieved in the ranges of 0.04–0.63?ng?mL^?1 and 0.12–1.9?ng?mL^?1, depending of the capillary column used. Fluorescence detection improved these parameters for E3, BPA and EE2, obtaining LODs of 0.005–0.03?ng?mL^?1 and LOQs of 0.015–0.08?ng?mL^?1 using Supel-Q and LODs of 0.01–0.015?ng?mL^?1 and LOQs of 0.025–0.04?ng?mL^?1 using Carboxen. The proposed method was successfully applied to spiked environmental waters obtaining recoveries greater than 80%.     

An Indirect Competitive Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay for Simultaneous Determination of Florfenicol and Thiamphenicol in Animal Meat and Urine

A high-affinity polyclonal antibody was prepared by immunizing animals with haptens FFD and FFM. Under the optimal combination of coating antigen and antibody, an indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (icELISA) for simultaneous detection of florfenicol and thiamphenicol residues in animal meat and urine samples was developed. The icELISA showed an IC₅₀ value of 1.32 ng mL^?1 for florfenicol and 2.13 ng mL^?1 for thiamphenicol, respectively. The linear ranges were from 0.31 to 5.61 ng mL^?1 with a limit of detection of 0.12 ng mL^?1 for florfenicol, and 0.41 to 11.2 ng mL^?1 with a limit of detection of 0.15 ng mL^?1 for thiamphenicol, respectively. The average recoveries of florfenicol and thiamphenicol in spiked samples ranged from 77.2% to 116.0% with a relative standard deviation of less than 15%. Therefore, this proposed icELISA provided a valid detection method for florfenicol and thiamphenicol residues in animal tissue and urine samples.     

A Photoelectrochemical Immunosensor for Prostate Specific Antigen Detection Based on Graphdiyne Oxide Conjugated with Horseradish Peroxidase

Graphdiyne (GDY) was a novel flat material with sp and sp² hybridized carbon atoms. It exhibited good biocompatibility. The application of GDY in PEC immunosensor was very limited. Thus, a novel photoelectrochemical sensor for the sensitive detection of prostate specific antigen (PSA) was proposed by using GDY oxide (GDYO) conjugated with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and secondary antibody for photocurrent signal inhibition. GDYO was prepared by oxidation of honeycomb-like nanotubes composed of numerous GDY nanosheets. It showed high loading capacity for HRP and the catalytic activity of HRP could be remained. With reduced graphene oxide-CdS (rGO-CdS) as photoelectrochemical sensing platform, a sandwich-type photoelectrochemical (PEC) immunosensor was thus fabricated. The immunosensor presented a wide linear concentration range of 10 fg mL⁻¹–20.0 ng mL⁻¹ with a detection limit (LOD) of 3.5 fg mL⁻¹. Moreover, the PEC immunosensor displayed ideal reproducibility, stability, and selectivity, which was a promising platform for the detection of other important tumor targets.     

Strategies to improve the surface plasmon resonance-based immmunodetection of bacterial cells

We have made a comparison of (a) different surface chemistries of SPR sensor chips (such as carboxymethylated dextran and carboxymethylated C1) and (b) of different assay formats (direct, sandwich and subtractive immunoassay) in order to improve the sensitivity of the determination of the model bacteria Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli (Aac). The use of the carboxymethylated sensor chip C1 resulted in a better sensitivity than that of carboxymethylated dextran CM5 in all the assay formats. The direct assay format, in turn, exhibits the best sensitivity. Thus, the combination of a carboxymethylated sensor chip C1 with the direct assay format resulted in the highest sensitivity for Aac, with a limit of detection of 1.6?×?10⁶ CFU mL^-1. This SPR immunosensor was applied to the detection of Aac in watermelon leaf extracts spiked with the bacteria, and the lower LOD is 2.2?×?10⁷ CFU mL^?1.